David [spicy greetings]
@plaindavid.bsky.social
Apparently with no surprise
To any happy Flower
The Frost beheads it at it’s play –
In accidental power –
The blonde Assassin passes on -
The Sun proceeds unmoved
To measure off another Day
For an Approving God –
~ Emily Dickinson (ca. 1880)
To any happy Flower
The Frost beheads it at it’s play –
In accidental power –
The blonde Assassin passes on -
The Sun proceeds unmoved
To measure off another Day
For an Approving God –
~ Emily Dickinson (ca. 1880)
Pinned
MAGA the schoolyard bully slinks away from a meaningful, consequential fight, pummels smaller kids
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We need your help! So far, we’ve raised $16,000 from 164 donors, which tells us that a lot of people understand the importance of this work. We train incarcerated writers and publish their stories. Our goal is to raise $50,000 by Dec. 31. Can you support our work?
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December 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
We need your help! So far, we’ve raised $16,000 from 164 donors, which tells us that a lot of people understand the importance of this work. We train incarcerated writers and publish their stories. Our goal is to raise $50,000 by Dec. 31. Can you support our work?
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Somebody somewhere
Needs flowers tonight
Best seen
Full screen
Needs flowers tonight
Best seen
Full screen
December 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Somebody somewhere
Needs flowers tonight
Best seen
Full screen
Needs flowers tonight
Best seen
Full screen
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Might file my tax return early this year.
December 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Might file my tax return early this year.
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while you can: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIm6...
60 Minutes CECOT Segment Axed by Weiss (Aired in Canada)
YouTube video by JayyRodd
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
while you can: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIm6...
i mean, will post a gift link if any wants it. is there anything more we need to know about this shit?
December 23, 2025 at 12:25 AM
i mean, will post a gift link if any wants it. is there anything more we need to know about this shit?
President Putin's greatest idea since invading a land mass the size of Minnakota*
Two NATO-nation intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk's Starlink constellation with destructive orbiting clouds of shrapnel, with the aim of reining in Western space superiority that has helped Ukraine on the battlefield.
Starlink in the crosshairs: How Russia could attack Elon Musk's conquering of space
NATO-nation intelligence services believe Russia is developing a weapon to target Starlink satellites.
bit.ly
December 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
President Putin's greatest idea since invading a land mass the size of Minnakota*
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a soft majority believes the president is a pedophile lol, that rabbit is not going back into the hat
December 22, 2025 at 3:18 AM
a soft majority believes the president is a pedophile lol, that rabbit is not going back into the hat
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This is important because Abrego prosecutor, US Atty McGuire, has been arguing that any vindictiveness by Trump or his political apptees, like DAG Blanche, doesn't matter, because McGuire alone made the decision to prosecute & McGuire was not vindictive. Judge Crenshaw doesn't seem to be buying it.
In sealed order issued 12/3, Judge Crenshaw found that @DAGToddBlanche's deputy, Aakash Singh, played a “leading role in the govt’s decision to prosecute” Abrego Garcia. Abrego’s attys’ failed to redact that language in a brief, correcting the error shortly thereafter...
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December 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
This is important because Abrego prosecutor, US Atty McGuire, has been arguing that any vindictiveness by Trump or his political apptees, like DAG Blanche, doesn't matter, because McGuire alone made the decision to prosecute & McGuire was not vindictive. Judge Crenshaw doesn't seem to be buying it.
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Robin of the Day:
Norfolk Robin
Endangered
📷 Gus Daly
Norfolk Robin
Endangered
📷 Gus Daly
December 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Robin of the Day:
Norfolk Robin
Endangered
📷 Gus Daly
Norfolk Robin
Endangered
📷 Gus Daly
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I love this corner. Monroe and Fifth Ave., Chicago
December 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I love this corner. Monroe and Fifth Ave., Chicago
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Happy eighth night, y’all. Happy Festival of Lights.
December 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Happy eighth night, y’all. Happy Festival of Lights.
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Helpful article in today's @nytimes.com highlights the legal authorities behind the 5 (!) domestic military deployments currently underway or pending in American cities.
@cnas.bsky.social @brennancenter.org @lizagoitein.bsky.social @rgoodlaw.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@cnas.bsky.social @brennancenter.org @lizagoitein.bsky.social @rgoodlaw.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Helpful article in today's @nytimes.com highlights the legal authorities behind the 5 (!) domestic military deployments currently underway or pending in American cities.
@cnas.bsky.social @brennancenter.org @lizagoitein.bsky.social @rgoodlaw.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@cnas.bsky.social @brennancenter.org @lizagoitein.bsky.social @rgoodlaw.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Multiple US career ambassadors, appointed during the Biden administration, have been directed by phone call to vacate their posts by January 15 or 16. No explanation has been given for these recalls.
December 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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The UNC system just released its final policy on mandatory syllabi disclosure, stating that syllabi are university (not faculty) IP and certain course info must be posted on new, publicly searchable databases before every semester.
A thread about what's changed from the draft I reported on earlier:
A thread about what's changed from the draft I reported on earlier:
NEW: Public universities in red states, from Texas to Florida, are increasingly required to make their syllabi public. The University of North Carolina may be next. Does "syllabi transparency" help combat distrust in higher ed, or feed ill-informed suspicions of it? www.chronicle.com/article/when...
When Everyone Can See Your Syllabus
More states are requiring public colleges to make class syllabi available to the masses. Proponents say these measures boost higher ed’s credibility, while faculty fear being targeted.
www.chronicle.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The UNC system just released its final policy on mandatory syllabi disclosure, stating that syllabi are university (not faculty) IP and certain course info must be posted on new, publicly searchable databases before every semester.
A thread about what's changed from the draft I reported on earlier:
A thread about what's changed from the draft I reported on earlier:
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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Mike Johnson was pissed that we pushed a petition through and are forcing a vote on extended ACA tax credits. He just can’t stop losing.
But right now we need your help. We need everyone to contact Congress and tell them to get it done:
But right now we need your help. We need everyone to contact Congress and tell them to get it done:
Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Mike Johnson was pissed that we pushed a petition through and are forcing a vote on extended ACA tax credits. He just can’t stop losing.
But right now we need your help. We need everyone to contact Congress and tell them to get it done:
But right now we need your help. We need everyone to contact Congress and tell them to get it done:
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Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
www.nola.com/news/educati...
www.nola.com/news/educati...
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I keep wanting to say something, and I keep not knowing what to say.
The trans community does not harm cis people by existing. They are just trying to live their lives, same as anyone else. That life doesn't look exactly like mine; my life doesn't match anyone else's. That's okay.
The trans community does not harm cis people by existing. They are just trying to live their lives, same as anyone else. That life doesn't look exactly like mine; my life doesn't match anyone else's. That's okay.
December 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I keep wanting to say something, and I keep not knowing what to say.
The trans community does not harm cis people by existing. They are just trying to live their lives, same as anyone else. That life doesn't look exactly like mine; my life doesn't match anyone else's. That's okay.
The trans community does not harm cis people by existing. They are just trying to live their lives, same as anyone else. That life doesn't look exactly like mine; my life doesn't match anyone else's. That's okay.
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the best ai feature i’ve discovered so far is that you can disable and hide the gemini button they force added in google chrome
December 20, 2025 at 3:01 AM
the best ai feature i’ve discovered so far is that you can disable and hide the gemini button they force added in google chrome
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This is an immensely important step in removing a statutory authorization that had long outlived its original intended purpose, and was primed to be used in unexpected and potentially problematic ways.
Great to see bipartisan leadership from Sens. Kaine and Young yield results like this.
Great to see bipartisan leadership from Sens. Kaine and Young yield results like this.
Huge news: after many years, my bipartisan bill with Senator Todd Young to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force against Iraq was signed into law. This is a historic win for Americans and allows us to close the book on this forever war.
December 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This is an immensely important step in removing a statutory authorization that had long outlived its original intended purpose, and was primed to be used in unexpected and potentially problematic ways.
Great to see bipartisan leadership from Sens. Kaine and Young yield results like this.
Great to see bipartisan leadership from Sens. Kaine and Young yield results like this.
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The Jus Ad Bellum Syllabus Supplement is a powerful tool for educators to bring additional currency & salience to the classroom. If you or those in your network are teaching JAB-related topics, take a look at this new resource.
Curated from JS archives by @bechamilton.bsky.social & Danae Askar:
Curated from JS archives by @bechamilton.bsky.social & Danae Askar:
Jus Ad Bellum: Syllabus Supplements
This jus ad bellum (JAB) syllabus supplement offers curated articles intended to be combined with traditional coursebooks.
www.justsecurity.org
December 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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In 2019, Rob Reiner acknowledged many voters in swing states dismissed him as a coastal elite.
"I understand that I'm toxic in those ways for those people. But if anybody wants to spend any time actually talking and talking about how policy can be effected...I can sit and talk with them."
"I understand that I'm toxic in those ways for those people. But if anybody wants to spend any time actually talking and talking about how policy can be effected...I can sit and talk with them."
December 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
In 2019, Rob Reiner acknowledged many voters in swing states dismissed him as a coastal elite.
"I understand that I'm toxic in those ways for those people. But if anybody wants to spend any time actually talking and talking about how policy can be effected...I can sit and talk with them."
"I understand that I'm toxic in those ways for those people. But if anybody wants to spend any time actually talking and talking about how policy can be effected...I can sit and talk with them."
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Blackbird in the Snow.
🎨 Carol Petelin
🎨 Carol Petelin
December 16, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Blackbird in the Snow.
🎨 Carol Petelin
🎨 Carol Petelin
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fwiw I think there is a lot of negative sentiment about our chances of success at this and related which underrates the tremendous power of a restore-national-greatness narrative.
This is the case all across the federal government. It will take decades just to get back to where we were before, the envy of the world with our scientific innovation wich drove our economy.
““The loss of talent is setting the agency back a decade plus,” said David Kessler, a former agency commissioner. “It is not going to be fixable in the short term.””
December 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
fwiw I think there is a lot of negative sentiment about our chances of success at this and related which underrates the tremendous power of a restore-national-greatness narrative.
for my bsky friends, your occasional reminder that the United States "One China" policy has been since 1972: Sure, we acknowledge that you just said that, we heard you say it, and we won't argue the point.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Chi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Chi...
One China - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
for my bsky friends, your occasional reminder that the United States "One China" policy has been since 1972: Sure, we acknowledge that you just said that, we heard you say it, and we won't argue the point.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Chi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Chi...